Harness-trace.



FRANK WHEELER I-IODGES, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-HALF TO CHARLES KRONAUER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

HARNESS-TRACE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

ratentea Juiy io, fait.

Application filed September 15, 1916. Serial No. 120,343.

To all whom it may concern.'

.Be it known that I, FRANK VVrrnnLnr-c Honoris, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Harness- Traces; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in harness traces and my object is to provide an endless cable and a covering of leather therefor.

A further object is to provide means for attaching the leather around portions of the cable in such manner as to hold the parallel sections of the cable in spaced relation.

And a further object is to provide means for attaching the ends of the cable to links or other anchoring means.

Other objects and advantages will be hereinafter set forth and more particularly pointed out in the accompanying specification.

In the accompanying drawings which are made a part of this application,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a trace, portions thereof being broken away.

Fig. 2 is an edge elevation thereof partly in section, as seen on line 2v2 of Fig. l.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view as seen on line 3-3 of Fig. 2, showing one of the anchoring blocks in plan.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view as seen on line Ll-4 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings in which similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, 1 indicates the cable portion of the trace which may be of woven fiber or wire, the ends of the cable being interwoven so as to form an endless structure, and 2 indicates the covering, preferably of leather, said covering forming the trace proper.

In constructing the trace, the cable 1 1s arranged in oblong formation so as to. provide parallel sections 3, and the covering 2 is cut of a suicient width that when the cable is placed thereon a uniform dlstance from each edge of the strip forming the covering and said edges then foldedover and pressed between the parallel sections, said edges will meet at a point centrally between the parallel sections. After the covering is so arranged,A a strip of leather l is placed over the meeting edges ofthe covering 2, and as said meeting edges are forced downwardly between the parallel sections of the cable, the strip l will fit in the seat or depression so formed and the outer face thereof will be flush with the outer edge of the overlapped portions of the covering. The strip l is then secured to the covering 2 by extending a row of stitches 5 transversely through the parallel sections of the covering 2 and the inserted strip 4L, and by placing the rows of stitching adjacent the longitudinal edges of the strip, the parallel sections of the cable 1 will be completely embedded within the covering and held in spaced relation with each other.

In order to attach the ends of the trace so contructed, to any suitable anchoring means, anchoring blocks 6 are provided for each end of the trace, each block having a semi circular recess or depression 7 extending inwardly from one face thereof, in which is seated portions of the cable l projecting beyond the ends of the covering 2, the outer ends of the blocks having ways 8 formed therein for the reception of links 9, and in order to secure the parts of the trace together, a U-shaped clip 10 of metal is introduced over that portion of the link 9 entering the way 8 of the anchoring block and extended over the faces of each anchoring block and the adjacent portion of the covering of the trace. A rivet 11, or other anchoring device, is then introduced transversely through the parallel sections of the clip and through the interposed anchoring blocks 6 between the end of the cable and the end of the covering for the cable, while a pair of rivets, or the like, 12, are introduced through the parallel sections of the clip and through the covering 2 between the rows of stitching, said rivets being preferably spaced a uniform distance apart in the length of the clip.

By attaching the clips to the parts of the tra ce in this manner, the pull upon the cable and leather covering is uniform and equal and the covering and anchoring blocks are so held as to completely cover the cable, so that when the same is made of wire, water, etc., will be excluded from the cable, thus preventing rusting of the same, and a cable formed of fabric will likewise be protected from the inclemencies of the Weather.

Under ordinary circumstances, the placing of the cable in the recesses of the blocks 6 will suffice to properly retain the cable in engagement with the anchoring block, but if desired, the portions of the cable passing through the recesses 7 may be covered with solder, thereby permanently attaching the cable to the blocks and holding the same againstany longitudinal movement through the blocks.

This form of trace may be very cheaply constructed in view of the few parts used in constructing the same, and Will be practically indestructible from use, as the cable being endless, Will prevent any undue strain upon the leather portion of the trace.

What claim is A traceof the class described comprising an endless cable having parallel sections, anchoring blocks each having a semicircular recess formed in one side thereof to receive portions of said cable, each of said blocks being further formed with a recess extending across the outer end thereof, a covering disposed around the parallel sections of the cable between said anchoring blocks, means to retain the parallel sections of the cable in spaced relation, a link arranged in each of said end recesses, clips disposed through said links andover the anchoring blocks and the adjacent portions of the covering, said clips serving to retain the links in said end recesses and also serving to close said semicircular recesses to retain the ends of said cable in position therein, and rivets extending transversely through the arms of the clips and the interposed anchoring blocks and parts of the covering.

In testimony whereof I have signed luy name to this specification in thepresence ol two subscribing witnesses.

FRANK VHEELER llODGES. lVtnesses GEORGE lV. RUGBY, JOHN KIoLA.

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